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{{Infobox film
| name = Mumbai Matinee
| image = Mumbai Matinee - Movie Poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Anant Balani]]
| producer = Bobbie Ghosh [[Rangita Pritish Nandy]]
| writer = Anant Balani
| starring = [[Rahul Bose]] [[Perizaad Zorabian]] [[Vijay Raaz]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = [[Anand Raj Anand]] Farhad Wadia
| cinematography = Sanjay Nair
| editing = Mohammed Rafique
| distributor = [[Pritish Nandy Communications]] (PNC)
| released = {{Film date|2003|9|26|df=yes}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
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'''Mumbai Matinee''' is a 2003 Indian [[romantic comedy]] film directed and written by [[Anant Balani]] and starring [[Rahul Bose]] as a 32-year-old [[virgin]]. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK. Director Anant Balani died before the film was released on 29 August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/28balani.htm |title=Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Filmmaker-Anant-Balani-passes-away/articleshow/152709.cms |title=Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/ |title=Anant Balani - Indian Director |publisher=[[Variety magazine|Variety]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
Debu ([[Rahul Bose]]) is a 32-year-old advertising agent, but has a serious problem in that he is still a virgin. He meets Baba Hindustani ([[Vijay Raaz]]) in a hotel who promises to cure him of the teasing he gets from being a virgin. He later meets Nitin Kapoor, a film-maker ([[Saurabh Shukla]]) who later films him as he works out in the gym and other physical activities. Unaware of what is happening, Kapoor edits the film in such a way to give the impression of Debu as having sex. The film is released and becomes a box office hit and Debu quickly becomes a sex symbol. He later meets Sonali Verma ([[Perizaad Zorabian]]), a journalist, who helps him through his difficulties and they later fall in love.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/09/mumbai_matinee.shtml BBC.co.uk], Retrieved 21 February 2008</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Rahul Bose]] as Debashish Chatterjee (Debu)
* [[Perizaad Zorabian]] as Sonali Verma
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Baba Hindustani
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Nitin Kapoor
* [[Anusha Dandekar]] as Anusha, the temptress
* [[Kabir Sadanand]] as Rakesh Sharma
* [[Asrani]] as Pyarelal
* Bakul Thakkar as Roshan Kumar
* [[Amar Talwar]] as Mahesh Ghodbole
* [[Sunila Karambelkar (actress)]] as Monica D'Costa
* [[Sanjay Gandhi]]as Rohan Khanna
* Noshirwan Jehangir as Pinto
* [[Shehzad Khan]] as Don
* [[Prithvi Zutshi]] as Police Inspector
* Pinky Chinoy as Prostitute

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Mumbai Matinee
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Anand Raaj Anand & Farhad Wadia
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2003|June|01}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mumbai-matinee/210145083 |title=Mumbai Matinee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
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| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 43:00
| label = [[Times Music]]
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* [[Anand Raj Anand]] - composer of the song "Loot Gaye"
* [[KK (singer)|KK]]
* [[Shantanu Mukherjee]]
* [[Sonu Nigam]]
* Saswati Phukan
* Farhad Wadia

===Track list===
#"Tera Dekh Ke Najara Tobba Tobba Mere Yara (Loot Gaye)" - Shashwati
#"Tere Bina Mai Jiu Aise" - [[Kunal Ganjawala]]
#"Ye Hai Mumbai" - [[Sonu Nigam]]
#"You" - [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
#"Bumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost" - Abbey
#"Sex Is Good" - [[K. K.]]
#"Shame" - Joe Alvares
#"Tere Bina Mai Jiu Aise (2)" - [[Kunal Ganjawala]]

==Critical reception==

[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "The film has an interesting plot in fact a story like this has never been attempted by an Indian film-maker before but how one wishes the twists and turns in the story were captivating enough to keep you glued right till the climax."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mumbai-matinee/critic-review/ |title=Mumbai Matinee Review by Taran Adarsh |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> Shahshi Matta of ''Planet Bollywood'' gave the film a rating of 4.5 out of 10 saying that, "The film looks hurriedly put-together and the contemplation's of the protagonist at various points in this film (on love, the gay character, etc.) look like they belong to another film. A film that could have been. But clearly wasn’t."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=041406050234 |title=Mumbai Matinee Movie Review by Shashi Matta |publisher=Planet Bollywood}}{{Rating|4.5|10}}</ref> R. Swaminathan of [[Rediff]] commented on the film saying that, "The film is not everyone's cup of tea. If you are looking for a family entertainer, you are eyeing the wrong film. But if you want time out with your locker room buddies or with your girlfriend, Mumbai Matinee is the film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/25mumbai.htm |title=Mumbai Matinee Review - It's all about sex. In capital letters! |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> [[India Today]] criticized the film saying that, "Matinee's meandering script hobbles on its compelling plot, and by the time the nerd scrambles into bed, you are past caring."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20031013-movie-review-mumbai-matinee-starring-rahul-bose-saurabh-shukla-perizaad-zorabian-791628-2003-10-13 |title=Movie review: 'Mumbai Matinee' starring Rahul Bose, Saurabh Shukla, Perizaad Zorabian |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL|http://pritishnandycom.com/films/movies/mumbai-matinee/|Mumbai Matinee - Official Website}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0382188|name=Mumbai Matinee}}
* {{URL|http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mumbai-matinee/|Mumbai Matinee at Bollywood Hungama}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films about virginity]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]
[[Category:Films about Bollywood]]
[[Category:HIV/AIDS in Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]]
[[Category:2003 comedy films]]

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